TRANSITION FROM CLINICAL SUPPORT WORKER TO NURSE

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Mayne, Wendy MSc, BA, DipHE, CertEd, RGN

Wendy Mayne, MSc, BA, DipHE, CertEd, RGN, is lecturer in professional and community education, University Campus, Hamilton, Scotland.

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Nursing Times 104(40):p 30-31, October 2, 2007.

ABSTRACT

Mayne, W. (2007) Transition from clinical support worker to nurse. Nursing Times; 103: 40, 30-31.

This study aims to review the emergence of clinical support staff and to explore the experience of a cohort of non-traditional students as they embark on the transition into nursing. Using a qualitative approach it explores students' experience and measures their performance, recognising motivation and success. The results show students often found the transition from clinical support worker, to student, to nurse to be both daunting and exciting. Role confusion characterised these transitional stages. This staff group should be recognised within the context of new gateways into pre-registration nursing, in the drive to improve recruitment and retention.